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United Kingdom: Former Police Officer Jailed For Sharing ‘Offensive’ George Floyd Meme in WhatsApp Group

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United Kingdom – A former police officer was sentenced to 20 weeks in jail for sharing offensive memes on WhatsApp mocking the death of George Floyd. James Watts previously resigned from West Mercia Police after he admitted to 10 charges of ‘sending grossly offensive messages.’ Advertisement - story continues below Do This Immediately if You Have Moles or Skin Tags, It's Genius Do This Immediately If You Have Moles Or Skin Tags The Express UK  reported : James Watts, who worked for West Mercia Police prior to resigning, sent images to his friends making references to not being able to breathe. The 31-year-old also made crude jokes about genitalia. TRENDING:   J6 Prisoner Punished With "Diesel Therapy", His Public Defender MISSING IN ACTION! His Online Date Bumble Match Turned Him In! Watts, from Clifton Road, Castle Bromwich had previously admitted to 10 charges of sending grossly offensive messages. Today, (June 14), he was sentenced to 20-weeks in prison, reports Birmin

Just in: Armed herdsmen behead lawmaker, cousin in Benue

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There is mounting tension in Orokam community of Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue state after suspected armed herdsmen beheaded a Councilor-elect and his cousin, names withheld, and dumped their remains in a nearby forest in the community. It was gathered from sources in the area that the headless bodies of the victims were discovered in the forest on Friday morning after several search by hunters and local vigilante in the community. The discovery of their bodies sparked angry reaction from the youths of the community who took over major roads in the area vowing to carry out reprisals. Confirming the development, Chairman of the Local Government Council, Prince Samuel Onu disclosed that the victims were on a rescue mission in the forests when they were caught and killed by the armed herders who had earlier kidnapped a member of the community. The Chairman said: “In the last three days now, herdsmen have been troubling the area and there have been incessant kidnappings in the LG

IPMAN orders closure of filling stations in Oyo

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…calls for deregulation of petroleum sector Following the resurgence of fuel scarcity in Oyo State, the leadership of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), in the state, has on Friday ordered a total closure of all filling stations across the state until further notice over alleged harassment and intimidation by officers of the IGP Monitoring Squad. Speaking with journalists at the IPMAN Headquarters in Ibadan, Chairman of the association, Alhaji Bukola Mutiu, linked the ongoing fuel scarcity across the state to high cost of diesel as well as inability of the state based petroleum marketers to load fuel directly from Ibadan depot. Mutiu noted that the leadership of the association has been managing the crises for a very long time before the matter became unbearable due to hike in the price of diesel as well as the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as Petrol. He said: “it is so unfortunate that all the depot in South West are not working, we can’t

Three Palestinians killed in armed clashes with IDF soldiers in Jenin

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IDF soldiers operating in Jenin, June 17, 2022 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) Hamas and the PIJ both claimed that the terrorists were members of their movements. Three Palestinians were killed and 10 others were injured in  armed clashes  with IDF soldiers in Jenin on Friday morning, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. #شاهد | تغطية صحفية: "لحظة إطلاق قوات الاحتلال النار تجاه مركبة الشُّبان يوسف صلاح وليث أبو سرور وبراء لحلوح واغتيالهم فجر اليوم بجنين".  pic.twitter.com/Z83RvukP1F — وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency)  June 17, 2022 The clashes broke out as IDF soldiers entered  Jenin  to confiscate illegal weapons from two locations, according to the IDF spokesperson.  As the soldiers approached the first target, they fell under heavy gunfire, and explosives were thrown at them. The soldiers responded with live fire. Advertisement On their way to the second target, soldiers from the elite Sayeret Golani noticed a suspicious vehicle on the side of the ro

Leaked Documents Show Google Struggling To Curate

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Long Description FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California Leaked documents show Google is struggling to find alternatives to words or phrases flagged as non-inclusive. According to Breitbart News on Thursday, the tech giant curated a list of phrases to replace terms such as “motherhood,” “manhole” and “cowboy.” These replacements will be suggested to Google Drive users through their auto correct feature. “This was an amazingly ham-handed feature,” said an anonyms Google employee. “A crude manually curated, but poorly vetted list of anything vaguely race or gender-related that led to an obviously bad user experience. It’s hard to believe it ever went through user research.” However, the company struggled to find alternatives for words such as “shaman” and “manhandle.” The new feature was announced earlier in the year, with trial runs being met with universal negative reviews. This described the company’s attempt

Ginni Thomas ‘Looking Forward’ To Speaking With J6 Committee

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Chapman School of Law professor John Eastman testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 16, 2017, at a House Justice subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet hearing on restructuring the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) The January 6 Committee has invited Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to testify. She said she is “looking forward to speaking with the committee.” Ginni made the comment to the Daily Caller on Thursday and told the outlet she can’t wait to clear up misconceptions. Her remarks came as committee chairman Benny Thompson (D-Miss.) told reporters the panel sent a letter to Thomas requesting she testify before them. NEW: Jan. 6 Select Committee Chair Bennie Thompson says they will request testimony from Ginni Thomas in light of the Eastman emails. “We think it’s time that we, at some point, invite her to come talk to the committee.” — Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolend